Man sentenced in credit card scheme

Sep. 21, 2013

Written by

Quint Qualls

The Tennessean

A Somali man from Minneapolis was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Nashville on Friday for conspiracy to commit credit card fraud immediately after he pleaded guilty to the charge.

Yahya Jamal Ahmed, 25, was sentenced to time served and three years of supervised release. He had spent about 22 months in custody.

Prosecutors said Ahmed and his co-defendants used a computer to store and transfer stolen credit card numbers onto fraudulent cards.

According to the plea agreement, 671 credit card accounts were stolen.

Ahmed is one of eight defendants alleged in a credit card scheme totaling more than $300,000 in losses for 43 financial institutions and businesses. The other seven defendants are awaiting trial.

Chief U.S. District Court Judge William J. Haynes also ordered Ahmed to make full restitution of about $325,000. If his co-defendants are found not guilty, Ahmed may incur the full responsibility of the restitution.